Asam karboxilat bisa dijieun ku jalan [[oxidasi]] lengkep [[alkohol|alkohol primér]].
Asam karboxilat meta jeung [[basa (kimia)|basa]] piekun ngahasilkeun [[uyah]] karboxilat, nalika hidrogén gugus -OH diganti ku [[ion]] logam.
Carboxylic acids react with [[Base (chemistry)|base]]s to form carboxylate [[salt]]s, in which the hydrogen of the -OH group is replaced with a metal [[ion]].
CarboxylGugus groupskarboxil alsoogé reactmeta withjeung gugus [[amineamina]] groups to formjadi [[peptidebeungkeut bondpéptida]]sandsarta withjeung [[alcoholalkohol]]s toformjadi [[esteréster]]s.
CarboxylicAsam acidskarboxilat can bebisa [[reductionréduksi|reduceddiréduksi]] byku [[LithiumLitium aluminum hydridehidrida|LiAlH<sub>4</sub>]] to form primaryjadi [[alcoholalkohol]]s primér: